Distance and fuel

Fuel is mostly used pushing air out of the way as you move forward (when you're not accelerating). As you go faster you use more fuel as you're pushing more air.

So if you go faster, you use more fuel even though you spend less time using the fuel.

>>1083748
The difference is negligible. Get a bike

You came into the wrong neighbourhood

>>1083748
>Does it mean I am using less fuel because of the shorter-by-time journey?
You would use more fuel travelling more distance in less time, even though this 2 mile, 2 minute difference is negligible.

Think of it like this, if you jogged 6 miles in 20 minutes or 4 miles in 22 minutes, which route do you think you'd be more tired?

I would argue the faster pace of 6 miles in 20 minutes put more strain on your car than 4 miles in 22 minutes. Distance and time, less time = more stress = less efficiency.

>>1083780
What if the other route is shorter in time because there is less "stop/start" traffic?

>>1083783
you have a point with stop/start traffic being grossly inefficient but we're arguing 2 miles and 2 minutes here. If OP is strapped on saving 2 miles and 2 minutes, OP needs to evaluate themself.

>>1083784
I'd like to add, I'd choose the more scenic route.